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[['''Residual Self Image]]''' is what you get when a Virtual Reality, [[Spirit World]], or other alternate plane of existence designs the appearance of avatars in its domain off of personality and how people think of themselves, rather than real-world appearance.
 
In fiction, a world seen through residual self-images will often have [[Beauty Equals Goodness]] in effect, or else the absolute inverse. (Self-hatred might skew things a little.) Gender and (sometimes) species may be different in that VR than in the real world. Odds are, there will be a set of [[Personal Appearance Tropes]] the VR is using to translate personality into looks...
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', Roy discovers that everyone in the afterlife "good" plane looks like their [[Residual Self Image]]. His father looks the same as he did when he died, an old man, because he always was a [[Grumpy Old Man]], even when he was young. His mother, however, looks young and hot.
 
 
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